we all lived just fine without social media twenty years ago, but now some people want us to believe we have to let self-interested companies do whatever they want, regardless of the social harm, because stopping them would mean robbing us of “free speech” and our rights. give me a fucking break.

I'm concerned that the narrative of 'small' is being used to make a fundamentally anti-social tech sound like it can be made community-friendly

Incredible, must-read investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social into how Tea's founder got women to join the app, how its founding story changed, how it spammed Are We Dating the Same Guy Facebook groups, how it hired an influencer marketing firm to promote it

www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...